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Updated 8/2/2021 6:59 PM
DuPage County leads the six-county region for COVID-19 vaccinations but also owns a less desirable metric the third-highest number of new infections per capita, U.S. Centers for Disease Control records showed Monday.
The latest suburban data comes as public health officials scramble to get a handle on a new surge in COVID-19 cases attributable to the highly contagious delta variant that is mainly affecting unvaccinated people.
Will County has the most virus infections in the Chicago area with 89 new cases per 100,000 people between July 25 and Saturday, the CDC reported. The county ranks fifth out of six for vaccinations, with 72.3% of residents age 12 and older receiving at least one dose. Children ages 11 and younger are not eligible for shots yet.
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